January 18, 2008

I'm thrilled to pieces to reveal my freshly printed fabric collection, Modern Flora, created for J. Caroline Designs. Remember that sneak peek from ages ago? It has finally materialized! I just returned from the print run in Massachusetts.

Sprig, Peapod, and Leaflet are printed on 54" wide 7 oz. canvas, perfect for home dec projects like cushions, bags, upholstery, shower curtains, you name it. Herb is printed on a 54" wide mid-weight cotton sheeting, good for linings and projects where you'd like a lighter weight fabric.

How did this collaboration with J. Caroline Designs come about, you ask? Caroline stumbled upon my blog, decided to take a crazy chance, and hired a girl who had never designed fabric before. In other words, we met online and it was a match made in heaven. Countless hysterically funny emails and one face-to-face meeting took place over the course of several months, and here's the result.

The finished product should arrive in Caroline's store, J. Caroline Creative, in 10-14 days. Get ready!

How totally stinking cool! I too see some bags in my future. Maybe a shower curtain and a whole new spring bathroom, hmm??? Fun fun fun all around! (Though I'd still be on the bandwagon if you ever decided to make patterned papers, too.)

this is jaw-droppingly lovely stuff. Congratulations. Green is my thing kinda like orange is yours, so I'm really loving the greens you've chosen! And I just got a sewing machine for Christmas…how handy!

Congratulations on the new fabric. The start of a new career I'm sure of it! Love your style. So fresh & bold & crisp. But no orange? Very restrained of you. Perhaps you're saving orange for the second print run! Best wishes from Australia, Bloom.

PS. When I was a child, the kitchen table at home was always covered with oil cloth in cheerful patterns. These designs would suit that kind of thing so well. Also you can make tote bags with oil cloth.

Jess, I'm so happy and proud of you, because I believe you can change your country's fabric scene! It is amazing that the girl who didn't like on-line relationship before started some business like this:)

Yay! I feel so excited and proud of you (even tho I don't even know you!) I'm thrilled to see you turned them into fabrics, I'm sure they'll go over very well....how fun it must be to see your own designs out there! They look really good! Congratulations!!!!!

Oh my gosh, you guys! I can't believe how many comments there are here! This is SUCH a confidence booster, since of course we worry a little... what if nobody wants it? What if it doesn't sell? What if Caroline and I are the only two people in the world who like it? :) Kate Smith, your words are music to my ears. Thanks!

Hi Jess... it's me, JE! Tanya showed me the email you sent so here I am checking out your blog. CONGRATULATIONS!! I'm so excited for you. The fabrics came out beautiful and by the looks of it they'll be a hit. Can't wait to hear about the trip. See you Monday (?)

You're the third person I've seen online within the past week or so that has designed some awesome fabric. It's so inspiring. I want to get some of my designs on fabric but haven't a clue where to begin looking for a printer (or the cost of it). Time to research!

I can totally envision some of your fabric on the yoga mat bags that I make... it's so cheerful. I think it will sell with no problem... good luck!! :)

Congrats! I just might have to buy some of that pea pod fabric though. Oh and yes I want some in orange too. Why not do your holiday card design and that cool design you painted on your curtains? Those two would be so lovely.

Everybody who wants orange: I would love to. I'm not sure many people actually decorate with orange, so I played it safer with greens and blues this time (the favorite color of the greatest number of people is blue, all surveys say.) But of course I would love to do orange!

That is so exciting for you! Fabric design always seemed so mysterious. But it is nice to see all of these talented bloggers (like yourself) creating their own unique designs, and sharing the process with their readers. Thanks! And by the way, I just painted my family room orange, so you should stop by and take a look!

Anyway, Lost in Translation. It definitely was perfect to watch at night before bed - we did both times we watched it. I think it really conveyed the whole being out of sync in another country pretty well. I think I'm still processing it...

Remember when you covered a canvas with fabric? That's exactly what I'm going to do with your gorgeous fabric for my dining room! Only problem is - I'm on the wrong side of the Atlantic so I'm gonna have to wait even longer!

Sallyent and everyone else interested in international shipping: J. Caroline Creative tries to find the lowest possible international rate for shipping, and you get charged exactly what they get charged. If you email her your address and how many yards you want, she can let you know an exact price instead of the $40 estimate. I know Caroline wants to help as many customers as possible, and she wants to give you the best rate.

I know from experience that the US postal service rates for shipping a package overseas STARTS at $16. I can't tell you how many times I've mailed something that cost me $8 but the shipping was $20. It's horrible. The letter rate is less, of course, but fabric generally doesn't fit into a commercial business envelope. Unless it's a MICROfiber. Just kidding.

I've been enjoying reading your blog - very inspiring! And these fabrics are just fantastic!!! I'm a graphic designer and self confessed fabric junkie and it would be my dream to be allowed to design fabric patterns... oh well, I can dream! ;)

Jessica, I fell in love with your fabric collection the first time I saw it! It totally fits my textile/jewelry "taste" of "modern lines inspired by organics". Well done!

I recently bought three of them (all but the all-blue one), and today I covered my dining room chairs... half with the pea pods, and half with the circles on blue. I'm going to use the ferny one to make curtains for the dining room, and I know it will look fantastic thanks to you! I'm really thrilled that your designs will finally be in my home, so I can enjoy them every day.

I have photos of my chairs in my blog now (http://www.joyfulabode.com/ ) and today we got our new table, so I just have to make the curtains and then photos of the almost-final setup will go up (I still want to do some coordinating art too).

I love the graphic element in your designs, Jessica! I discovered a store in Mpls. that sells the peapod fabric... it really stood out while browsing thru the many bolts of fabric. I can't wait to make a tote bag out of it (and I'm sure to rake in some compliments with the beautiful, bright colors).